Dolichurus aridulus Krombein, 1979

Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish & Sureshan, P. M., 2020, Additions to the knowledge of the genus Dolichurus Latreille (Hymenoptera Ampulicidae) from India with the description of two new species, Zootaxa 4821 (1), pp. 121-134 : 129-130

Dolichurus aridulus Krombein, 1979

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Dolichurus aridulus Krombein 1979: 21 , ♀, ♂. Holotype: ♀, Sri Lanka: Trincomalee district : Trincomalee, China Bay Ridge Bungalow (USNM).

Diagnosis. MALE. BL 4.5mm; frons rugulose reticulate; vertex with small close punctures separated by about half the diameter of puncture; clypeus with a median carina till apical margin; pronotal collar with a few close transverse rugulae on anterior half; hind basitarsus much paler than remaining tarsal segments; mesopleuron rugulose reticulate without sternaulus ( Fig. 36 ).

Material examined. INDIA: Kerala, Kozhikode district, Madappally, 1 ♂, 25.i.2019, Coll. K. Anju, ZSI/ WGRC/I.R.–INV.12657; Kannur district , Kannapuram, 1 ♂, 16.v.2019, Coll. C. Charesh. ZSI/WGRC/I.R.INV.12659 . Tamil Nadu, Thirunelveli district, Old Courtallam , 1 ♂, 3.x.2018, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSI/WGRC/ I.R.–INV.12653 .

Distribution. India (new country record): Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: China; Sri Lanka ( Krombein 1979; Hua 2006).

Figures

FIGURES 23. Dolichurus aridulus Krombein, ♂ Habitus lateral view.

FIGURES 30–36. 30. Dolichurus gilberti Turner, ♀ Metasoma; 31. Dolichurus amamiensis Tsuneki and Iida, ♀ Mesosoma; 32. Dolichurus albifacies Krombein, ♀ Clypeus; 33. Dolichurus aridulus Krombein, ♀ Head, frontal view; 34. Dolichurus lankensis Krombein, ♀ Head, frontal view; 35. Dolichurus taprobanae Smith, ♂ Mesopleuron; 36. Dolichurus aridulus Krombein, ♂, Mesopleuron.